New Department of Government EfficiencyA group created by President-elect Donald Trump and led by billionaires Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy with the task of identifying ways to cut federal spending is already taking resumes.
There was a request for job applicants Posted by the new X account for DOGE on Thursday, which is not an official government department despite its key mission. Announcing the effort in its statement on Tuesday, Trump described Musk and Ramaswami's role in providing “advice and guidance from outside the government”.
It's not clear where funding for DOGE will come from or what the size of its budget will be, and it's also unclear how Musk and Ramaswamy, the world's richest man, who has an estimated net worth of $1 billion, will be compensated for their efforts. Whether payment will be made or not. The Trump campaign did not respond to a request for information.
Meanwhile, according to a post on X, the Musk-owned social media service (formerly known as Twitter) is starting to deploy DOGE. This account already has 1.2 million followers on the platform.
What qualifications is DOGE looking for?
The post did not disclose what specific educational or career experience it was looking for in applicants. Instead, it explains what type of person they want to hire: “We need extremely high-IQ small-government revolutionaries willing to work 80+ hours per week on unnecessary cost-cutting “
It states that he does not want “more part-time idea generators”.
How can people apply for DOGE jobs?
The post said interested applicants should send a direct message or DM to the account with their CV, although the DOGE account was not open for messages when the job notice was first posted.
“Great start. 'DM this account with an app',” one person said. “DM not opening.”
Even after the DOGE account was opened for direct messages, not all X users could send their resume as only verified accounts or accounts followed by DOGE are able to DM the account. The DOGE account currently does not follow any other X users, and verification on the platform costs $84 per year.
The DOGE account states that only the “top 1% of applicants” will be reviewed by Musk and Ramaswamy. The post did not specify how it would rank applicants.
How much do DOGE jobs pay?
The post did not specify salary ranges or benefits.
What kind of response is the post getting?
A mix of pointed questions, humor as well as support from Musk and Trump's fans.
“Overtime over 40 hours will be paid, right?” A person posted on X in response to a job post.
Others posted humorous “qualifications,” with one person writing, “I would love to join, here's my resume: – B+ in science – JV soccer team (2 years) – Eats 10 Oreos at a time Can – Owner of many Dogecoins – Can break the alphabet – Can run fast (top 25% of the class).”
Another noted his “104 IQ (4 points above the highest possible score)”.
Valentina Gomez, a Republican politician who posted a video Regarding the book burnings in February, he responded, “But I'm willing to cut that bailout budget and make a dent in it. TSI, IRS, ATF are the first to go.”